As Southwest Plane Is Taxiing at 103mph, ‘Cancel Takeoff!’

(This content was created with the help of AI.) A takeoff in San Antonio came to a sudden halt this week when a private plane mistakenly rolled onto an active runway, forcing a Southwest jet to abort at more than 100mph.

The incident unfolded on Tuesday afternoon at San Antonio International Airport as Southwest Flight 4996 was accelerating for departure to Dallas’ Love Field Airport, reports ABC News, via KSAT.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a small propeller aircraft made a “wrong turn” and entered the same runway without authorization, prompting air traffic controllers to immediately withdraw the Southwest jet’s takeoff clearance…

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